A retrospective audit of cumulative ionising radiation levels in hospitalised pregnant patients.

James H McEvoy-MayShailesh BihariAntony M HookerDani-Louise Dixon

Published in: The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology (2021)

These results suggest that pregnant patients are exposed to low doses of ionising radiation, in both individual procedures and cumulative doses. The detrimental risks associated with these levels of ionising radiation are not overt and so clinicians should question which risk is higher, the ionising radiation from the radiological procedures received or the lack of diagnostic information if avoided?

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end stage renal disease
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chronic kidney disease
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pregnant women
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